Panoramic View of the Surroundings

The panorama over the surroundings, in Alicante

This raised footbridge of the seafront of Alicante offers a three hundred and sixty degree view over the marina, the Mediterranean and the perched castle of Santa Bárbara. The Alicante audio-guided tour stops here to enjoy this pleasant belvedere, swept by the sea breeze, from which you embrace at a single glance the bay, the Postiguet beach and the famous silhouette of the Moor drawn in the mountain.

The belvedere of the seafront

This raised footbridge allows you to enjoy a pleasant stroll beside the sea while admiring the three hundred and sixty degree view. Behind you unfolds the marina of Alicante and its fine moored boats. It is a very lively place, notably in the evening, with its numerous bars and restaurants, refreshed by a pleasant sea breeze during the hot summer days. On the other side stretches the blue of the Mediterranean and the Postiguet beach, that unrolls its kilometres of golden sand at the edge of the town. And if you raise your eyes, you glimpse the castle of Santa Bárbara and the ramparts of its fortress that seem to tumble down the mountain. From here, you clearly distinguish the famous silhouette called of the Moor, this profile of a man so clearly drawn in the relief of the mount Benacantil, and that seems to wear the castle like a crown. This viewpoint is the ideal place to grasp at a single glance the geography of Alicante, a town nestled between sea and mountain, and to understand how the fortress once watched over the bay. With the golden light of the evening, the panorama takes on the air of a painting, and you quickly understand why the inhabitants love so much to stroll here. A belvedere and a window over the bay, the panorama over the surroundings is a fine stop of the discovery of Alicante.

What to see

Here you enjoy a raised footbridge of the seafront offering a three hundred and sixty degree view: the marina of Alicante and its boats, the Mediterranean and the golden sand beach of Postiguet, and, dominating the town, the castle of Santa Bárbara clinging to the mount Benacantil, where the famous silhouette of the Moor can be made out. The panorama over the surroundings is one of the finest viewpoints of Alicante. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

This panoramic footbridge lies on the seafront of Alicante, near the marina, reachable on foot. It is an open-air belvedere freely accessible, particularly pleasant in the evening and at sunset. You discover it during a walk beside the sea.

What do you see from this panoramic footbridge of Alicante?

A three hundred and sixty degree view over the marina of Alicante and its boats, over the Mediterranean and the golden sand beach of Postiguet, and, dominating the town, over the castle of Santa Bárbara clinging to the mount Benacantil, where you make out the famous silhouette of the Moor; it is one of the finest viewpoints of the town, especially in the evening.

Where is this panorama in Alicante?

On the seafront of Alicante, near the marina, in Spain.